- Date Of Birth: May 16, 1931
- Date Of Death: June 10, 2013
- State: Nebraska
Richard was born on May 16, 1931 to August and Mary (Sonday) Schultz in Seward, NE. He graduated from Seward High School in 1949. On June 26, 1955, Richard married Ardella Brose at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, NE. Richard was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. He enlisted in 1951 and was discharged in 1953. During his time in service he was a Sergeant 1st Class. Richard worked at Hughes Brothers in maintenance and as a mechanic. He retired from Hughes Brothers in 1996. Richard was a life member of Seward V.F.W. Post #4755, Local Union 1569 and St. John Lutheran Church. Richard passed away on June 10, 2013 in Seward, NE at the age of 82 years and 25 days. He is survived by his wife, Ardella, Seward, NE; son, Mark & Barbara Schultz, Lincoln, NE; daughters, Cathy & Tony Peterson, Utica, NE, Cindy & Ron Meyer, LaVista, NE; Connie & Tim Butler, Seward, NE, Cristy & Roy Richters, Utica, NE, Deb & Allen Fehlhafer, Waco, NE, Amy Walton, Seward, NE, Peg & Randy Baylor, Aledo, TX; brother-in-law, Keith & Judy Brose, Seward, NE; grandchildren, Shannon Heilbrun, Jana Maresh, Cory Meyer, Angie Cordeman, Andrew Meyer, Megan Brokaw, Carey Butler, Scott Butler, Samantha Butler, Noell Miller, Domi Schmieding, August Richters, Jon Richters, Tabitha Richters, Hunter Richters, Shiloh Richters, Psalm Richters, Micah Richters, Joshua Fehlhafer, Joseph Fehlhafer, Joel Fehlhafer, Sadie Kenney, Zach Krska; great grandchildren, Alex Heilbrun, Max Heilbrun, Emersyn Baylor, Gage Baylor, Aiden Butler, Tagg Butler, Shelby Fehlhafer, Kalem Miller, Piper Brokaw. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, August and Mary (Sonday) Schultz; brothers, Lawrence & Anna Schultz, Edwin “Bud” & Irene Schultz, Chester “Chet” & Elaine Schultz, Emrick Schultz; sisters, Edna & Roy Ferguson, Louise & Melvin Wergin, Elda & George Chapman, Lorraine & Victor Neiderhaus, and infant sister Elizabeth.
